saltimbanco (plural saltimbancos)
A quack doctor, a fraud.
Synonyms: mountebank, quack
Source: Wiktionary
Sal`tim*ban"co, n. Etym: [It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench.]
Definition: A mountebank; a quack. [Obs.] [Written also santibanco.] Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and charlatans. Sir T. browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
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